Parliamentary questions

242. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach the average wage and the median wage in Ireland in each year from 2015 to date in 2025. [24464/25]

243. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee that deals with rural affairs and community development will meet. [22234/25]

244. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the Shared Island Initiative. [22235/25]

245. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the European Council on 20-21 March 2025. [22210/25]

246. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee for Climate Action, Environment and Energy will next meet. [22211/25]

247. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Taoiseach the number of IT projects within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million in the years 2020 to date; the purpose of any projects; the initial estimate to complete for such projects; the total amount expended to date; the total estimated cost to complete; the estimated timeframe by which they exp…

248. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a copy of all delegation orders issued to Junior Ministers across the Government as of 1 May 2025. [23010/25]

249. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Taoiseach for an update on the work of the Housing for All Conveyancing and Probate Implementation Group and when he expects all of the recommendations of the group to be actioned and complete. [22340/25]

250. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline for publishing and implementing a new national digital strategy. [23228/25]

251. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach the specific measures taken in his Departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in meeting our climate targets for 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23328/25]

252. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the number of agencies or quangos established by the Department in each of the last 10 years and the cost to the state of funding each one. [23373/25]

253. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach to provide a comprehensive list of all non-governmental organisations operating within the State under the aegis of his Department, focusing particularly on those that may overlap in their missions and areas of operation (details supplied). [23823/25]

254. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach for each non-governmental organisation under the aegis of his Department, to provide a detailed breakdown of its core activities, geographical areas of operation, target demographics, and the specific services or programs they provide (details supplied). [23841/25]

255. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach to specify the total amount of funding allocated to each of the identified non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under his Department’s aegis over the past five years, broken down by State funding directly administered through central government agencies, departments, or any other public bodies; grants provided by local authorities or regional entities; …

256. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach to provide a breakdown of the number of non-governmental organisations under his Department’s aegis that charge fees for their services, including membership fees, participation fees, or any other forms of charge to the public; to specify which of these organisations charge fees while also receiving public funding, and how this practice is monitored to e…

257. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach to identify any existing oversight mechanisms or audits that are conducted to assess the effectiveness of funding allocated to non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department (details supplied). [23896/25]

258. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach to state whether any review or audit has been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness, redundancy, and administrative costs of state funding for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under the aegis of his Department; if such a review has not yet been conducted, to request a detailed timeline and plan for implementing a comprehensive review of NGO fundin…

259. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach to provide a summary of any specific steps taken to streamline non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department, eliminate redundancies, and prevent the duplication of services where organisations may be competing for similar grants or operating in the same areas with little coordination (details supplied). [23932/25]

260. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach to outline the total administrative costs associated with non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department, including the overhead costs related to compliance, reporting, and auditing requirements; and to compare these costs to the overall financial aid allocated to the organisations, identifying whether the administrative expenses are in…

261. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach to provide a full and detailed explanation of how his Department monitors and ensures transparency in the use of public funds by non-governmental organisations under his aegis. (details supplied). [23968/25]

1. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Taoiseach to report on any ongoing or planned negotiations for the introduction of a new NACE code, designed for classifying businesses and used for statistical purposes, a subset of NACE 0149 breeding of other animals, to uniquely identify dog breeding in Ireland. [15834/25]

2. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them [22140/25]

3. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Taoiseach to provide tourism figures for both domestic travel by Irish residents and inward travel into Ireland by non-Irish residents since 2015, in tabular form, broken down by county. [21959/25]

4. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Taoiseach the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate agencies, each year from 2020 to 2024. [22329/25]

5. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Taoiseach the timeline for publication of a Government proposal on the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018. [22694/25]